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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

TF Top Ten-uous……Halloween Themed Filming Locations

Posted on October 25, 2015 by tokyofox

With Halloween night soon approaching it seems like a good opportunity to delve into the Tokyo Fox archives and bring you some flimsy links to one of the years most exciting calendar events featuring movie locations relating to horror films, superhero … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Back To The Future Cafe In Ikebukuro

Posted on October 23, 2015 by tokyofox

The media has been awash with ‘Back To The Future Part II‘ (1989) features all week as the future became the past and I have absolutely loved it. As a huge fan of the films, the year 2015 seemed like such … Continue reading →

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Click: Japan – BBC TV Special (2 Episodes)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by tokyofox

  “Welcome to Japan where everything is slightly different” is the opening gambit for this two part special of the BBC’s flagship technology show and rarely have eight words summed things up so profoundly. The country’s fascination with robots is a … Continue reading →

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Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown – Japan (Okinawa)

Posted on October 14, 2015 by tokyofox

The current CNN incarnation of Anthony Bourdain’s food and travel show is now in it’s sixth season and for the third episode the witty, sarcastic and profanity-using American chef/TV personality returned to Japan. However, this time the destination was Okinawa; the … Continue reading →

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Back To The Future Event At HollyCon 5 In Tokyo

Posted on October 11, 2015 by tokyofox

Great Scott! HollyCon Tokyo 5 took place recently and Tokyo Fox was lucky enough to be invited to the Grand Palace Hotel in Iidabashi for Tokyo’s version of San Diego ComicCon. This years event was very heavy on ‘Back To The Future‘ stuff which … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Shop In Bangkok Airport Pt II

Posted on October 8, 2015 by tokyofox

  In a country where local kids and adults alike often wear the shirts (usually fake ones!) of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal shirts, it is a mystery to many why Leicester City has it’s very own … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part IX – Phnom Penh

Posted on October 5, 2015 by tokyofox

Naturally John Rain is the main star of the Rain series of books and not surprisingly he has a string of allies and an even longer list of enemies. To date, the author Barry Eisler has released four short stories (via … Continue reading →

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Super Sunday Soccer In Saitama

Posted on October 2, 2015 by tokyofox

There’s been a fair few sporting posts on Tokyo Fox recently, and here is yet another one but this should be the last for a while! For the third consecutive weekend, and just two days after watching the Toray PPO … Continue reading →

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Moving Out 2015

Posted on September 29, 2015 by tokyofox

The Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre will have a new home from October. Yes that’s right, it’s time to up sticks again and move on after 2.5 years in our current residence. For the last couple of weeks, my wife and I have … Continue reading →

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The 4 Grand Slams May Have Finished But The Women’s Tennis Season Continues In Tokyo!

Posted on September 26, 2015 by tokyofox

The tennis season may be considered as good as over to some but there is still a bit of tournament action taking place outside of the four Grand Slams. On the back of the U.S. Open it always seems like … Continue reading →

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